EP3648621A1 - Feed and food production system - Google Patents

Feed and food production system

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EP3648621A1
EP3648621A1 EP18768952.6A EP18768952A EP3648621A1 EP 3648621 A1 EP3648621 A1 EP 3648621A1 EP 18768952 A EP18768952 A EP 18768952A EP 3648621 A1 EP3648621 A1 EP 3648621A1
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Nicolaas Willem VAN MOURIK
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
    • A23N—MACHINES OR APPARATUS FOR TREATING HARVESTED FRUIT, VEGETABLES OR FLOWER BULBS IN BULK, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PEELING VEGETABLES OR FRUIT IN BULK; APPARATUS FOR PREPARING ANIMAL FEEDING- STUFFS
    • A23N17/00—Apparatus specially adapted for preparing animal feeding-stuffs
    • A23N17/007—Apparatus specially adapted for preparing animal feeding-stuffs for mixing feeding-stuff components
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
    • A23N—MACHINES OR APPARATUS FOR TREATING HARVESTED FRUIT, VEGETABLES OR FLOWER BULBS IN BULK, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PEELING VEGETABLES OR FRUIT IN BULK; APPARATUS FOR PREPARING ANIMAL FEEDING- STUFFS
    • A23N17/00—Apparatus specially adapted for preparing animal feeding-stuffs
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
    • A23N—MACHINES OR APPARATUS FOR TREATING HARVESTED FRUIT, VEGETABLES OR FLOWER BULBS IN BULK, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PEELING VEGETABLES OR FRUIT IN BULK; APPARATUS FOR PREPARING ANIMAL FEEDING- STUFFS
    • A23N17/00—Apparatus specially adapted for preparing animal feeding-stuffs
    • A23N17/004—Apparatus specially adapted for preparing animal feeding-stuffs for treating by application of heat, e.g. by means of potato cookers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
    • A23N—MACHINES OR APPARATUS FOR TREATING HARVESTED FRUIT, VEGETABLES OR FLOWER BULBS IN BULK, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PEELING VEGETABLES OR FRUIT IN BULK; APPARATUS FOR PREPARING ANIMAL FEEDING- STUFFS
    • A23N17/00—Apparatus specially adapted for preparing animal feeding-stuffs
    • A23N17/005—Apparatus specially adapted for preparing animal feeding-stuffs for shaping by moulding, extrusion, pressing, e.g. pellet-mills
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A23—FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; TREATMENT THEREOF, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES
    • A23P—SHAPING OR WORKING OF FOODSTUFFS, NOT FULLY COVERED BY A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS
    • A23P30/00—Shaping or working of foodstuffs characterised by the process or apparatus

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  • the invention relates to a system for the production of products, such as, but not exclusively, animal feed and/or food products, for example livestock and animal feed products, by treatment of dry or non-dry raw materials supplied to the system, under control of a control system.
  • the system comprises carrying out an assortment of one or more treatments from a group of different relatively static treatments such as initial, intermediate or final storage, heating, drying, cooling, maturing etc., and carrying out an assortment of one or more treatments from a group of different relatively dynamic treatments such as cleaning, mixing, grinding, crushing, etc., and carrying out transport operations during and between these treatments.
  • the present invention relates to the production of feed and/or food products, i.e. products which are used as feed for animals (feed) or as nutrients for human use (food).
  • the application of the system according to the invention is intended for the (bulk) production industry of, in particular, livestock and animal feeds.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a solution based on a vertically oriented production process with horizontal machine movements. Because the principle problem mainly originates from the transport of raw materials, transport must be minimized as much as possible.
  • One aspect of the invention is to move the (horizontal) treatment machines horizontally instead of, as usual, moving the raw materials horizontally. In the system according to the invention, for the necessary displacement of the substances used in the process, inter alia intermediate products, maximum use is being made of gravity.
  • a system for the production of products, such as animal feed and/or food products, for example, by treating dry or non-dry raw materials supplied to the system, comprising, under the control of a control system, carrying out an assortment of one or more treatments from a group of different relatively static treatments such as initial, intermediate or final storage, heating, drying, cooling, maturing etc., and carrying out an assortment of one or more treatments from a group of different relatively dynamic treatments such as cleaning, mixing, grinding, crushing, etc., and carrying out transport operations between and/or during said treatments, wherein the system comprises a housing and/or framework with vertically stacked, each horizontally extending, treatment layers, comprising static treatment layers, arranged for the predominantly static treatment of raw materials and/or intermediates, and comprising dynamic treatment layers, arranged for intermediate transport and predominantly dynamic treatment of raw materials and/or intermediates, the static treatment layers and the dynamic treatment layers alternating each other vertically.
  • the static treatment layers are provided with static treatment modules with an input docking port at the upper side and an output docking port at the bottom side.
  • the static treatment modules are arranged for carrying out one or more of the predominantly static treatments.
  • the dynamic treatment layers are provided with, under control of the control system, a displaceable, mobile treatment module with an input docking port at the upper side and an output docking port at the bottom side.
  • the mobile treatment modules are arranged for carrying out one or more of the predominantly dynamic treatments.
  • the mobile treatment modules and/or the static treatment modules are arranged such that, on the one hand, the mobile treatment modules under the control of the control system can be docked to one or more static treatment modules of a static treatment layer located above them, and on the other hand, under the control of the control system, the mobile treatment modules can be docked on one or more static treatment modules of a static treatment layer underneath them. Under the control of the control system, if the dock locations are different, the mobile treatment module is moved from the first docking location to the second docking location.
  • one or more of the mobile treatment modules comprises, in addition to a treatment device, one or more input buffers and at least one output buffer.
  • the one or more input buffers are filled with input material from these treatment layers. Subsequently, this input material is treated in the treatment device, for instance cleaned, mixed, grinded, crushed, etc. and fed as output material to the at least one output buffer. After docking this output buffer to one or more of the static treatment modules of the static treatment layer underneath, the contents of the output buffer are discharged in that one or more empty static treatment modules below.
  • the relevant treatment module is moved from the first docking location to the second docking location, under the control of the control system. After the treatment, the output material thus obtained is fed to the at least one output buffer.
  • the above measures ensure that for both the static treatment modules and the mobile treatment modules the material is always supplied at the upper side and is discharge from the bottom side.
  • the flow of material After (only) once being transported completely upwards in the system, throughout the system the flow of material always flows from top to bottom at each process step under the influence of gravity.
  • Transport of intermediates takes place horizontally, via the treatment layers ("storey layers"), where the predominantly dynamic processes take place in horizontally movable processing machines (mobile treatment modules), in which transport and processing take place simultaneously.
  • the system is provided with at least one cleaning channel, essentially extending vertically, passing through or intersecting the static and dynamic treatment layers.
  • the mobile treatment modules can be displaced to at least one cleaning location, which on the one hand is located within the operating range of the dynamic treatment layer to which the mobile treatment module belongs, and on the other hand is located within the operating range of the at least one cleaning channel.
  • the mobile treatment modules can be displaced, controlled by the control system, between the different docking locations respectively to and from the at least one cleaning location within the operating range of the dynamic treatment layer, of which the mobile treatment module is part of, by means of an XY manipulation system controlled by the control system.
  • the mobile treatment modules are provided and arranged to be independently displaceable and are arranged to displace themselves between the different docking locations to and from the at least one cleaning location within the operating range of the dynamic treatment layer to which the mobile treatment module belongs, under the wired or wireless control from the control system.
  • this characteristic is preferably used in a synergistic manner by designing a tower-shaped housing or a framework with a mast-like structure and to provide them with blades and at least one electricity generator for the purpose of supplying electricity of the system.
  • the housing or the framework allowes for generating electricity from wind.
  • the housing or the framework can also be provided with solar panels for the purpose of supplying the electricity for the system and/or for the purpose of generating heat for heating processes in the system.
  • Figure 1 shows schematically an embodiment of a system according to the invention.
  • Figure 1 shows a system according to the invention for bulk production of dry or non-dry end products by treatment (converting, processing, etc.) of dry or non-dry raw materials supplied to the system.
  • the system Under the control of a control system 1, the system is able to carry out an assortment of one or more treatments from a group of different relatively static treatments such as initial, intermediate or final storage, heating, drying, cooling, maturing etc., and to carry out an assortment of one or more treatments from a group of different relatively dynamic treatments such as cleaning, mixing, grinding, crushing, etc., and to carry out transport operations between and/or during these treatments.
  • the system comprises a housing and/or framework 2 with vertically (superimposed) stacked, each horizontally extending and vertically alternating, treatment layers, comprising static treatment layers 3, arranged for the predominantly static treatment of the raw materials and/or intermediate products, and comprising dynamic treatment layers 4, arranged for intermediate transport and for the predominantly dynamic treatment of raw materials and/or intermediates.
  • the static treatment layers 3 are provided with static treatment modules 5 having an input docking port 6 on the upper side and an output docking port 7 on the bottom side.
  • the static treatment modules 5 are arranged for performing one or more of the predominantly static treatments, in particular (conditioned) storage of raw materials, auxiliary substances, intermediates, etc.
  • the dynamic treatment layers 4 are provided, under the control of the control system 1, with movable, mobile treatment modules 8 with an input docking port 9 at the upper side and an output docking port 10 at the bottom side.
  • the mobile treatment modules 8 are arranged to carry out one or more of the predominantly dynamic treatments, such as mixing, grinding etc.
  • the mobile treatment modules 8 and/or the static treatment modules 5 are arranged such that, on the one hand, the mobile treatment modules 8 can be docked to one or more static treatment modules 5 of a static treatment layer 3 lying above and, on the other hand under the control of the control system 1, the mobile treatment modules 8 can be docked on one or more static treatment modules 5 of a static treatment layer 3 located underneath.
  • the mobile treatment module 8 (only if the docking locations are different) is moved under the control of the control system 1 from the first docking location A to the second docking location B.
  • the mobile treatment modules 8 comprise one or more input buffers 12 and at least one output buffer 13.
  • the one or more input buffers 12 are filled from above with input material .
  • the input material is treated in the treatment device 11, for instance cleaned, mixed, grinded, crushed, etc. and fed as output material to the at least one output buffer 13.
  • the output buffer discharges its content into one or more static treatment modules 5.
  • the respective treatment module 8 is moved, under the control of the control system 1, from the first docking location A to the second docking location B.
  • the system according to the invention is furthermore provided with at least one, substantially vertically extending, cleaning channel 14, which crosses/intersects or passes the static and dynamic treatment layers 3 and 4.
  • the mobile treatment modules 8 are able to be displaced to a least one cleaning location C.
  • the cleaning location is located within the operating range of the dynamic treatment layer 4, of which the mobile treatment module 8 is part of.
  • the cleaning location is located within the operating range of the at least one cleaning channel 14.
  • the mobile treatment modules 8 are able to be displaced between the different docking locations A, B etc., for example, or to and from the at least one cleaning location C within the operating range of the relevant dynamic treatment layer 4, by means of a XY manipulation system (not shown) controlled by the control system.
  • the mobile treatment modules can be provided as independently displaceable modules and can be arranged to be able to displace themselves, under wired or wireless control from the control system 1, between the different docking locations A, B, respectively, to and from the at least one cleaning location C within the operating range of the dynamic treatment layer 4 of which the mobile treatment module 8 is part of. This is symbolically represented in Fig. l by displacement wheels 15.
  • the housing 2 has a tower-like shape or the framework is mast-shaped and is provided with blades and with at least one electricity generator for the supply of electricity to the system.
  • the housing 2 or the framework can also be provided with solar panels for the supply of electricity to the system and/or for the purpose of generating heat for the heating processes in the system, for instance for the purpose of drying and/or heating of the material to be produced and/or for the purpose of the heating the cleaning liquid and drying the cleaned modules.
  • the supply of raw materials takes place in two ways, per ship and per axle (lorry).
  • the raw materials are deposited in an intake pit, including horizontal transport (in particular determining the capacity of intake) then vertical transport, which deposits on horizontal transport which, by means of a choice of valves, deposits the raw material into a pre- controlled silo.
  • Liquids are mainly supplied per axle and stored in tanks, this "tank farm" is usually located in a basin.
  • An average animal feed producer uses approximately eight liquids, and approximately 8% liquid is added to the dry raw materials during the production of the half-finished intermediate product.
  • Small components minerals, pre- mixes and powders
  • Dosing are usually supplied only per axle and stored in special storage units. Dosing
  • Recipes are based on nutritional value, crude fiber, structure and energy. Crude raw materials are weighed by type in a dosing scale according to recipe. Dosing weight is between 2000 and 6000 kilograms. Small components are weighed in separate scales and later added to the raw materials. Liquids are added at a later stage (after a number of treatments of the raw materials).
  • Batch a recipe
  • the destination is released after the scales, the batch will discharge in the next step, like separating in fractions, premixing or directly a size reduction step.
  • Part of the raw materials has a small enough particle size, so that a size reduction step is not necessary (from efficiency point of view).
  • This fraction will proceed to the mixing step by means of a "bypass" . Separation is carried out with the fraction sieve.
  • the fractions can be changed by replacing one or more sieve decks(screens) with a deck having a different mesh width.
  • Pre-mixing has the advantage that the size reduction step is carried out evenly. When premixing is not carried out, the size reduction step will be less efficient because raw materials have a big difference in hardness and/or toughness. Size reduction is done by means of hammer mills and/or crusher rollers. The entire batch is size reduced to the desired fractions. After the size reduction, the batch is discharged into the next destination when it is released.
  • the batch After storage, the batch is discharged into the blender. These are still raw materials. Immediately after the discharge of the raw materials, the weighed small components are discharged into the mixer, followed by a blending cycle of approximately 90 seconds. Then, the liquids with a low viscosity are dosed directly from the tank park, dosing is done by liquid mass meters. When all the liquids have been dosed, next an after blend time of approximately 90 seconds is performed.
  • the recipe is ready, and a half-finished intermediate product is obtained .
  • a feed flour i.e. a feed flour
  • it will be able to be transported to the car. If it is a half-finished intermediate product, the batch will be displaced to the so-called "press shop”.
  • the batch is discharged into the flour press-cell, from this cell (there are several) the semi-finished product is fed to the press line.
  • This press process can be set up in different ways. The treatment of each process part will be described below.
  • the semi-finished intermediate product is fed by volume to a mixer from the flour press- cell.
  • steam is added to bring the semi-finished intermediate product to a desired temperature. This is necessary for various reasons, steam (read temperature) kills the bacteria present and unlocks the flour cells for better digestion.
  • the compaction step follows after the mixer.
  • the pressing step provides the final shape to the final product, it adds little to the product. Cooling
  • the final temperature of the end product is high, between 50 and 90 °C, due to the addition of steam and, additionally, to the absorbed energy of the compaction/pressing machines.
  • Grit will occur during production and internal transport, this is separated from the finished product by means of a sieve.
  • the grit (is usable material) is fed back to the press process and is therefore reused.
  • enzymes and oils are added to the finished product. This is often done in a vacuum coater. Porous products absorb up to 6% of these liquids. This increases the feed value. Standard coating is possible in an online processing step and in a batch processing step. Vacuum coating is only possible in a batch processing step. After coating, the end product is ready for storage.
  • the end product After storage and during loading in the truck, the end product will once again be passed over a grit screen. This has the purpose of separating all the grit from the end product resulting from the internal transport. This grit is then recycled to a grit cell, usually located in the raw material storage. The grit is cut into similar recipes.

Abstract

System for the production of animal feed and/or food products, comprising static treatments such as storage, heating, drying, cooling, etc., dynamic treatments such as cleaning, blending, grinding etc., and transport operations. The system comprises a housing and/or framework (2) with vertically stacked, each horizontally extending treatment layers, of which the static treatment layers (3), arranged for the predominantly static treatment of raw materials and/or intermediates, and the dynamic treatment layers (4), arranged for intermediate transport and the predominantly dynamic treatment of raw materials and/or intermediates, alternating each other vertically. The static treatment layers comprise static treatment modules (5) for performing predominantly static treatments. The dynamic treatment layers are provided with mobile treatment modules (8) for performing predominantly dynamic treatments, wherein the mobile treatment modules are displaced in the horizontal direction between the docking locations (A, B) during the treatment of the material. Furthermore, a vertical cleaning channel (14) is provided and the housing is tower-shaped and provided with solar panels, windmill blades and an electricity generator.

Description

Title: Feed and Food production system
DESCRIPTION The invention relates to a system for the production of products, such as, but not exclusively, animal feed and/or food products, for example livestock and animal feed products, by treatment of dry or non-dry raw materials supplied to the system, under control of a control system. The system comprises carrying out an assortment of one or more treatments from a group of different relatively static treatments such as initial, intermediate or final storage, heating, drying, cooling, maturing etc., and carrying out an assortment of one or more treatments from a group of different relatively dynamic treatments such as cleaning, mixing, grinding, crushing, etc., and carrying out transport operations during and between these treatments. In particular, the present invention relates to the production of feed and/or food products, i.e. products which are used as feed for animals (feed) or as nutrients for human use (food). In particular, or at least for now primarily, but certainly not exclusively, the application of the system according to the invention is intended for the (bulk) production industry of, in particular, livestock and animal feeds.
Currently and usually, in the livestock and animal feed industry use is being made of substantially horizontally oriented production processes, in which the transport between different treatment steps (process steps) is oriented horizontally. The disadvantage of horizontal transport is that it costs a lot of energy and besides that, it is accompanied by product changes as a result of contamination, carry-over and separation of the transported raw materials, intermediate products and end products. The current regulations regarding the feed industry (livestock and animal feed) are heading in the direction of the requirements for the food industry (products for human consumption). Often, contamination is a substantial problem with (horizontal) transport and shooting (discharging) . In order to be able to meet the requirements of professional customers in both animal feed and foodstuffs ("Every farmer its own feed"), there is a large need for energy and maintenance-efficient processes with extremely low contamination.
The object of the present invention is to provide a solution based on a vertically oriented production process with horizontal machine movements. Because the principle problem mainly originates from the transport of raw materials, transport must be minimized as much as possible. One aspect of the invention is to move the (horizontal) treatment machines horizontally instead of, as usual, moving the raw materials horizontally. In the system according to the invention, for the necessary displacement of the substances used in the process, inter alia intermediate products, maximum use is being made of gravity.
According to the present invention, a system is provided for the production of products, such as animal feed and/or food products, for example, by treating dry or non-dry raw materials supplied to the system, comprising, under the control of a control system, carrying out an assortment of one or more treatments from a group of different relatively static treatments such as initial, intermediate or final storage, heating, drying, cooling, maturing etc., and carrying out an assortment of one or more treatments from a group of different relatively dynamic treatments such as cleaning, mixing, grinding, crushing, etc., and carrying out transport operations between and/or during said treatments, wherein the system comprises a housing and/or framework with vertically stacked, each horizontally extending, treatment layers, comprising static treatment layers, arranged for the predominantly static treatment of raw materials and/or intermediates, and comprising dynamic treatment layers, arranged for intermediate transport and predominantly dynamic treatment of raw materials and/or intermediates, the static treatment layers and the dynamic treatment layers alternating each other vertically.
Preferably, the static treatment layers are provided with static treatment modules with an input docking port at the upper side and an output docking port at the bottom side. The static treatment modules are arranged for carrying out one or more of the predominantly static treatments. The dynamic treatment layers are provided with, under control of the control system, a displaceable, mobile treatment module with an input docking port at the upper side and an output docking port at the bottom side. The mobile treatment modules are arranged for carrying out one or more of the predominantly dynamic treatments. The mobile treatment modules and/or the static treatment modules are arranged such that, on the one hand, the mobile treatment modules under the control of the control system can be docked to one or more static treatment modules of a static treatment layer located above them, and on the other hand, under the control of the control system, the mobile treatment modules can be docked on one or more static treatment modules of a static treatment layer underneath them. Under the control of the control system, if the dock locations are different, the mobile treatment module is moved from the first docking location to the second docking location. Preferably, one or more of the mobile treatment modules comprises, in addition to a treatment device, one or more input buffers and at least one output buffer. When docking to one or more of the static treatment modules of the above positioned static treatment layer, the one or more input buffers are filled with input material from these treatment layers. Subsequently, this input material is treated in the treatment device, for instance cleaned, mixed, grinded, crushed, etc. and fed as output material to the at least one output buffer. After docking this output buffer to one or more of the static treatment modules of the static treatment layer underneath, the contents of the output buffer are discharged in that one or more empty static treatment modules below.
Preferably, during treatment of the input material from the one or more input buffers by the treatment device, the relevant treatment module is moved from the first docking location to the second docking location, under the control of the control system. After the treatment, the output material thus obtained is fed to the at least one output buffer.
The above measures ensure that for both the static treatment modules and the mobile treatment modules the material is always supplied at the upper side and is discharge from the bottom side. After (only) once being transported completely upwards in the system, throughout the system the flow of material always flows from top to bottom at each process step under the influence of gravity. Transport of intermediates takes place horizontally, via the treatment layers ("storey layers"), where the predominantly dynamic processes take place in horizontally movable processing machines (mobile treatment modules), in which transport and processing take place simultaneously. In order to be able to periodically automatically clean the mobile treatment modules (against contamination), preferably the system is provided with at least one cleaning channel, essentially extending vertically, passing through or intersecting the static and dynamic treatment layers. Under the control of the control system, the mobile treatment modules can be displaced to at least one cleaning location, which on the one hand is located within the operating range of the dynamic treatment layer to which the mobile treatment module belongs, and on the other hand is located within the operating range of the at least one cleaning channel.
The mobile treatment modules can be displaced, controlled by the control system, between the different docking locations respectively to and from the at least one cleaning location within the operating range of the dynamic treatment layer, of which the mobile treatment module is part of, by means of an XY manipulation system controlled by the control system. In an alternative embodiment, the mobile treatment modules are provided and arranged to be independently displaceable and are arranged to displace themselves between the different docking locations to and from the at least one cleaning location within the operating range of the dynamic treatment layer to which the mobile treatment module belongs, under the wired or wireless control from the control system.
Since the system according to the invention is built up mainly in height, this characteristic is preferably used in a synergistic manner by designing a tower-shaped housing or a framework with a mast-like structure and to provide them with blades and at least one electricity generator for the purpose of supplying electricity of the system. In this way the housing or the framework allowes for generating electricity from wind. The housing or the framework can also be provided with solar panels for the purpose of supplying the electricity for the system and/or for the purpose of generating heat for heating processes in the system.
The invention will now be discussed in more detail by means of the figure description below. Figure 1 shows schematically an embodiment of a system according to the invention.
Schematically, Figure 1 shows a system according to the invention for bulk production of dry or non-dry end products by treatment (converting, processing, etc.) of dry or non-dry raw materials supplied to the system. Under the control of a control system 1, the system is able to carry out an assortment of one or more treatments from a group of different relatively static treatments such as initial, intermediate or final storage, heating, drying, cooling, maturing etc., and to carry out an assortment of one or more treatments from a group of different relatively dynamic treatments such as cleaning, mixing, grinding, crushing, etc., and to carry out transport operations between and/or during these treatments.
The system comprises a housing and/or framework 2 with vertically (superimposed) stacked, each horizontally extending and vertically alternating, treatment layers, comprising static treatment layers 3, arranged for the predominantly static treatment of the raw materials and/or intermediate products, and comprising dynamic treatment layers 4, arranged for intermediate transport and for the predominantly dynamic treatment of raw materials and/or intermediates.
The static treatment layers 3 are provided with static treatment modules 5 having an input docking port 6 on the upper side and an output docking port 7 on the bottom side. The static treatment modules 5 are arranged for performing one or more of the predominantly static treatments, in particular (conditioned) storage of raw materials, auxiliary substances, intermediates, etc. The dynamic treatment layers 4 are provided, under the control of the control system 1, with movable, mobile treatment modules 8 with an input docking port 9 at the upper side and an output docking port 10 at the bottom side. The mobile treatment modules 8 are arranged to carry out one or more of the predominantly dynamic treatments, such as mixing, grinding etc. Under the control of the control system 1, the mobile treatment modules 8 and/or the static treatment modules 5 are arranged such that, on the one hand, the mobile treatment modules 8 can be docked to one or more static treatment modules 5 of a static treatment layer 3 lying above and, on the other hand under the control of the control system 1, the mobile treatment modules 8 can be docked on one or more static treatment modules 5 of a static treatment layer 3 located underneath. The mobile treatment module 8 (only if the docking locations are different) is moved under the control of the control system 1 from the first docking location A to the second docking location B.
Usually, in addition to a treatment device 11 (processing machine), the mobile treatment modules 8 comprise one or more input buffers 12 and at least one output buffer 13. In case of docking to one or more static treatment modules 5 of the above static treatment layer 3, the one or more input buffers 12 are filled from above with input material . Subsequently, the input material is treated in the treatment device 11, for instance cleaned, mixed, grinded, crushed, etc. and fed as output material to the at least one output buffer 13. After docking to one or more static treatment modules 5 of the lower static treatment layer 3, the output buffer discharges its content into one or more static treatment modules 5.
During treatment (processing) of the input material from the one or more input buffers 12 by the treatment device 11 and supplying the (processed) output material thus obtained to the at least one output buffer 13 after the treatment, the respective treatment module 8 is moved, under the control of the control system 1, from the first docking location A to the second docking location B. Preferably, the system according to the invention is furthermore provided with at least one, substantially vertically extending, cleaning channel 14, which crosses/intersects or passes the static and dynamic treatment layers 3 and 4. Under the control of the control system 1, the mobile treatment modules 8 are able to be displaced to a least one cleaning location C. On the one hand, the cleaning location is located within the operating range of the dynamic treatment layer 4, of which the mobile treatment module 8 is part of. On the other hand, the cleaning location is located within the operating range of the at least one cleaning channel 14. Under the control of the control system 1, the mobile treatment modules 8 are able to be displaced between the different docking locations A, B etc., for example, or to and from the at least one cleaning location C within the operating range of the relevant dynamic treatment layer 4, by means of a XY manipulation system (not shown) controlled by the control system. Instead, the mobile treatment modules can be provided as independently displaceable modules and can be arranged to be able to displace themselves, under wired or wireless control from the control system 1, between the different docking locations A, B, respectively, to and from the at least one cleaning location C within the operating range of the dynamic treatment layer 4 of which the mobile treatment module 8 is part of. This is symbolically represented in Fig. l by displacement wheels 15.
From figure 1 it is easy to construct a representation of an embodiment, in which the housing 2 has a tower-like shape or the framework is mast-shaped and is provided with blades and with at least one electricity generator for the supply of electricity to the system. The housing 2 or the framework can also be provided with solar panels for the supply of electricity to the system and/or for the purpose of generating heat for the heating processes in the system, for instance for the purpose of drying and/or heating of the material to be produced and/or for the purpose of the heating the cleaning liquid and drying the cleaned modules.
For the sake of completeness, a concise process description of the current situation is given below, which is commonly used by all animal feed production companies. The description will be described by means of common steps. Taking in Raw Materials
The supply of raw materials takes place in two ways, per ship and per axle (lorry). The raw materials are deposited in an intake pit, including horizontal transport (in particular determining the capacity of intake) then vertical transport, which deposits on horizontal transport which, by means of a choice of valves, deposits the raw material into a pre- controlled silo. Liquids are mainly supplied per axle and stored in tanks, this "tank farm" is usually located in a basin. An average animal feed producer uses approximately eight liquids, and approximately 8% liquid is added to the dry raw materials during the production of the half-finished intermediate product. Small components (minerals, pre- mixes and powders) are usually supplied only per axle and stored in special storage units. Dosing
Recipes are based on nutritional value, crude fiber, structure and energy. Crude raw materials are weighed by type in a dosing scale according to recipe. Dosing weight is between 2000 and 6000 kilograms. Small components are weighed in separate scales and later added to the raw materials. Liquids are added at a later stage (after a number of treatments of the raw materials). When a recipe (hereinafter referred to as " Batch") is ready and the destination is released after the scales, the batch will discharge in the next step, like separating in fractions, premixing or directly a size reduction step.
Separating in fractions
Part of the raw materials has a small enough particle size, so that a size reduction step is not necessary (from efficiency point of view). This fraction will proceed to the mixing step by means of a "bypass" . Separation is carried out with the fraction sieve. The fractions can be changed by replacing one or more sieve decks(screens) with a deck having a different mesh width.
Pre-mixing, grinding, crushing/rolling
Pre-mixing has the advantage that the size reduction step is carried out evenly. When premixing is not carried out, the size reduction step will be less efficient because raw materials have a big difference in hardness and/or toughness. Size reduction is done by means of hammer mills and/or crusher rollers. The entire batch is size reduced to the desired fractions. After the size reduction, the batch is discharged into the next destination when it is released.
Blending
After storage, the batch is discharged into the blender. These are still raw materials. Immediately after the discharge of the raw materials, the weighed small components are discharged into the mixer, followed by a blending cycle of approximately 90 seconds. Then, the liquids with a low viscosity are dosed directly from the tank park, dosing is done by liquid mass meters. When all the liquids have been dosed, next an after blend time of approximately 90 seconds is performed. Mixing
For certain animal feed types (especially pig and cattle feed) liquids are added having a high viscosity. These cannot be added homogeneously in the blender. This is why these liquids are added to the mixer. Mixing is, unlike blending, an "online" process, the batch is dosed over the mixer and monitored on flow, this flow determines the flow rate of the liquid/substances to be added and the batch is collected in the mixer bottom-bunker.
After the above described treatments, the recipe is ready, and a half-finished intermediate product is obtained . When the recipe is ready (i.e. a feed flour) it will be able to be transported to the car. If it is a half-finished intermediate product, the batch will be displaced to the so-called "press shop".
Pressing the half-finished intermediate product
The batch is discharged into the flour press-cell, from this cell (there are several) the semi-finished product is fed to the press line. This press process can be set up in different ways. The treatment of each process part will be described below.
Dosing
The semi-finished intermediate product is fed by volume to a mixer from the flour press- cell. Here steam is added to bring the semi-finished intermediate product to a desired temperature. This is necessary for various reasons, steam (read temperature) kills the bacteria present and unlocks the flour cells for better digestion. The compaction step follows after the mixer.
Compaction
This is performed in different ways, it can be done by means of an expander/BOA, extruder or a press. In broad terms, it aims at:
- Opening up of flour cells.
- Killing bacteria, (mainly in the expander)
- Maturing process
- Increasing the final capacity
- Improving the quality of the final product. Pressing
The pressing step provides the final shape to the final product, it adds little to the product. Cooling
The final temperature of the end product is high, between 50 and 90 °C, due to the addition of steam and, additionally, to the absorbed energy of the compaction/pressing machines.
As a result, it is necessary to cool the product, by means of forcedly drawing ambient air through the finished product. Consequently, part of the moisture (steam condenses into water) is removed by means of evaporation by means of the air flow. After cooling, the finished product is passed over a grit screen.
Grit screen/sieve
Grit will occur during production and internal transport, this is separated from the finished product by means of a sieve. The grit (is usable material) is fed back to the press process and is therefore reused.
Coating/vacuum coating
If desired, enzymes and oils are added to the finished product. This is often done in a vacuum coater. Porous products absorb up to 6% of these liquids. This increases the feed value. Standard coating is possible in an online processing step and in a batch processing step. Vacuum coating is only possible in a batch processing step. After coating, the end product is ready for storage.
Storage
After storage and during loading in the truck, the end product will once again be passed over a grit screen. This has the purpose of separating all the grit from the end product resulting from the internal transport. This grit is then recycled to a grit cell, usually located in the raw material storage. The grit is cut into similar recipes.
General
During the entire process, a large part of the transport machines and the machine tools has an underpressure to prevent problems with dust. All the sucked-up dust is returned to the process.

Claims

1. System for the production of products, such as for instance animal feed and/or food products, by treatment of raw materials supplied to the system, comprising, under the control of a control system (1), carrying out an assortment of one or more treatments from a group of different relatively static treatments such as initial, intermediate or final storage, heating, drying, cooling, maturing etc., carrying out an assortment of one or more treatments from a group of different relatively dynamic treatments such as cleaning, blending, grinding, crushing, etc., and transport operations carried out between and/or during these treatments, which system comprises a housing and/or framework (2) with vertically stacked treatment layers, each extending substantially horizontally, of which the static treatment layers (3), arranged for the predominantly static treatment of raw materials and/or intermediates, and the dynamic treatment layers (4), arranged for intermediate transport and/or the predominantly dynamic treatment of raw materials and/or intermediates, alternate each other vertically.
2. System according to claim 1, wherein the static treatment layers are provided with static treatment modules (5) with at least one input docking port (6) on the upper side and at least one output docking port (7) on the bottom side, which static treatment modules are arranged for performing one or more of the predominantly static treatments, wherein the dynamic treatment layers, under the control of the control system, are provided with movable mobile treatment modules (8) with an input docking port (9) on the upper side and an output docking port (10) on the bottom side, which mobile treatment modules are arranged for carrying out one or more treatments of the predominantly dynamic treatments, wherein the mobile treatment modules and/or the static treatment modules are arranged such that on the one hand the mobile treatment modules, under the control of the control system, are able to be docked to the predominantly static treatment modules of an above positioned static treatment layer and, on the other hand, are able to be docked, under the control of the control system, to one or more static treatment modules of a static treatment layer underneath, wherein the respective mobile treatment module, if the dock locations are different, under the control of the control system, is moved from the first docking location (A) to the second docking location (B).
3. System according to claim 1, wherein one or more of the mobile treatment modules comprises, in addition to a treatment device (11), one or more input buffers (12) and at least one output buffer (13), wherein upon docking to one or more static treatment modules of the above positioned static treatment layer, the one or more input buffers are filled with input material, which subsequently is treated in the treatment device, for instance cleaned, blended, ground, crushed, etc. and fed as output material to the at least one output buffer which, after docking to one or more static treatment modules of the lower static treatment layer, discharges its contents into one or more lower positioned static treatment modules.
4. System according to claim 3, wherein the respective treatment module, during the treatment of the input material from the one or more input buffers by the treatment device, is moved from the first docking location to the second docking location under the control of the control system, and the output material thus obtained is fed to the at least one output buffer.
5. System according to one of the preceding claims, provided with at least one, substantially vertically extending, cleaning channel (14), which passes or intersects the static and dynamic treatment layers, wherein the mobile treatment modules can be displaced, under the control of the control system, to at least one cleaning location (C), which on the one hand is located within the operating range of the dynamic treatment layer to which the mobile treatment module belongs, and on the other hand is located within the operating range of the at least one cleaning channel.
6. System according to one of the claims 2 to 5, in which the mobile treatment modules are displaced by means of an XY manipulation system, controlled by the control system, between the different docking locations respectively to and from the at least one cleaning location within the operating range of the dynamic treatment layer, of which the mobile treatment module is part of, under the control of the control system.
7. System according to one of the claims 2 to 5, wherein the mobile treatment modules are arranged to be independently displaceable, and are arranged to displace itself between the different docking locations to and from the at least one cleaning location within the operating range of the dynamic treatment layer to which the mobile treatment module belongs, under the wired or wireless control from the control system.
8. System according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the housing is tower- shaped or the framework is mast-shaped, and wherein the housing or the framework is provided with blades and at least one electricity generator for the supply of electricity to the system.
9. System according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the housing or the framework is provided with solar panels for the electricity supply of the system and/or for the purpose of generating heat for heating processes in the system.
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